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How does Shakespeare Develop the Character of Leontes in the Opening Scenes of the Play?
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How does Shakespeare Develop the Character of Leontes in the Opening Scenes of the Play? In Act I Scene I, Camillo and Archidamus, two courtiers, introduce us to the character of Leontes. He is presented as a gracious host, kind friend and a loving father. On the surface, Act I Scene I seems to be a formal, courtly conversation but there is a foreboding atmosphere behind this pompous language hinting at what Leontes is to become. Shakespeare hints at this by using words like "seemed." Leontes is presented as a conniving, bitter, twisted man, a shadow of his former self. He deliberately tries to trap Hermione into subconsciously admitting to her affair with Polixenes - if she can persuade him to stay then it is "proof" she has some sort of power over him. Leontes appears to hear the subconscious remarks of Polixenes and Hermione's conversation - Polixenes' "breed" and Hermione's...
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